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Read the report on the proceedings, discussions and key outcomes of the event Reaching out: a meeting to advance clinical research preparedness for infectious disease outbreaks that took place in Brussels on September 20-21.

A common goal united delegates and speakers: to make progress in preparedness to deliver clinical research during an ID outbreak in order to improve the evidence base for public health and clinical decision-making in a public health emergency.

You can find the report here, and here the infographic. In addition, please watch the video below where speakers at the event were interviewed on the importance of clinical research during an infectious disease outbreak.

#Research4Epidemics from PREPARE Europe on Vimeo.